OFFICE
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OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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stat. boardot eduMtiva of TOXM~ p4Jo#S
The letter dated JUT 86, 1063, is quoted la part
88 fOUotBl
“To guide and asdot ua in our hrlibwa-
ticam0nAuguBt &kl,1oIs,1 MIpoetrullJ wza
your nrittan anmwerb to UN IaQuLries hwoirr
after tsadh
lArtlolr 2247 Ao t8 of 1927, 4Qth La&r-
latur6~m&aapter 2ls, BwtLon sr re-
IAtM t0 au bid8 BU\wlttOd f0P fUrtia?zlrl$ Or
taxtbook8 ami fixim the sll&blllt;l0r oath
biddare
RWWd Cl711 StatutoS of
aatr8otorr~ box-&m,
'Tlu ronanal or an axirting oontmot uith
8 publlmhllr or the 0oatPimmma of thm contraat,
nhotbtlrat LB Bulb or a dlfaroat prioe, OWL-
rtAtutar, par Be* a llw &@-o-t, 1t not aI to
‘,
_‘. 38’7
trzwm, at lout to tha uteat that CA4 pel%ler~
riad8 QUrt mat in r00Ord t0 8110~ the old
agrwnentto mamita in ofhot fo r l gltea tine.
‘8. abaa a bOIStMOt tar a teat in us* and &out
to upira ham beea legelly maewed OP ox-
teadod, d-8 tha State B0u-i of Situwtloa,
in your opinba, baw t&Q l*sel maorl4q
to dlrpaue, for thb extended or rczewod
term of the mat, Wltb til*ooatnct-
02’8 bond prasorNad by the tenr 0r raid
Artlole esal?
389
Stits Board o? Eduaatlon of Texas, pc*;e 88
In ~plnion no. O-3939 re sgid the f’ollowi~~ about
Article6 8247, 2852, and 28538
"Artial+ 2847 providee fOl' the fllfni; Or bide
and a30 for sing
th4 0r an n.Widavlt to be
executed
_. -- by the IndIvIdual
__ bidder or a namber of
t;le flrp or the president Md reoretary of th0
corporation bidding. The lffidevit shall contain
various statements, among rhiah are that no mm-
ber of the CommIssIon Is In any way interested In
euah IndIvIdu81, flm or aorporetion bfddingj the
names of nny and all peraonn who ma have at my
tti duriq the preaedIng genr reao f ved, either
directly or lzdireotly, any monog or other thing
of value from s&Id comgaq ior sorvloer rendered
the State; the name of all the pop10 -10 ed
to aot for auoh bidder, direatly or lndireot
In any way rl28tsoever in seouri?~ the contra0Iv or
In the preparation OS Its bids, eta. Thu state-
menta made In the affidmit are declared to be
warrrmtiee, end cl.f found to be untrue, ehell s%b-
jsct the aontrect t:I forfeiturs and authmieo a
recovery on thn bead to the full amount hesof,
as liquidated damgee, unlbs8 it be shown tLhat
au& mIs-etotamsnt or non-disclamre of fact *as
unintentional or an oversight on the part of aaid
publisher. *
lProvlalon Is rgede that the maximum prioo for
tho books undsr tha contraot ehell not erased the
minirmrmprice at which the publIoher sells the
books In wholesale qumtitlee, and that a coatrat
prod for a higher prloo shall be void. (Art&
ale 2252
Y Pravlslon Is mudo thnt no booka shall
be purohued from anions oonneoted vitii a tru8t and
that the bidder shell file an affidavit stating that
he la not conneated direotly or lndlreotly with e
trust. (Art1010 2&S).*
Article 2861 provides thet the ‘blddol. to whom any
contraat may have been awarded ahall exeouta a good and euf-
ficiant bond’ IA the aslount and under the oondItiona speck-
fled themIn.
The firrt olmim rabalrortlyooatamQlate8&a$ ml%%
t&a oae bid OF oi’for xm~ bo ado, and Lb providss that ~of-
eronoo hall be glYOta the 0 b4laLry tboontraf3tuader
Uo oonditfonaoutllnad t!!-z? 18 :harbeen urged that the
soowNiolw8oamwd8 the la&bus.9 rolPrc#ww
inonaoting aeidrouoonrdolauae~
o r r utit* mua o f ia str wt%Qa w no t o ffmo d o r tat o msr
aotb o
b o o k ar ill P YIP O
o o a a a B lo a to
l rJoptt II ma sot tb o
1ntontor tb LogfrliItun to8ll5wa olr8mvont~anGr CmpupI
60s of the Aat aad aa avoniota of the Iktutory ufo&a~d~,
r or ocuxUtloa8 betaa8 to bIddaM aad book8ootd!lmvs entirely
ahsagbddam tlm orlsiaalooatmot vu aado.
olopoovOr,ou ralaaote tb8tArtio1*a846provl~or
that tha aotioo 8hJl bo glvbaw2leatutr al?0
to to oeleoted
a~r8hom~oonLT10tior~toxtthaainum ir
Tbln is-8 fur&or indioatloathat renonlm
U% to bb ad. Ilks q oth.r rbogtiO&
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St@k Board 0r auaation of Tetub pago#ll
In theJul 83rd letter It lr uked whottmrtbo
EQud may ontu inL axtenm10tuor mAowal~ without lrsu-
j.rqrmt;oo and prior to the rooond Ibnda~ in ooto~rr It
I.8our opinion tht th0 no%100 ir requirsd. The ZotWd must
moot on tha looond Xcnday in Ootobor, but It q plso mot
a t o th e rtiP lur m lEUQO that the quortlcn aeked am ror-
Orenob to the ewpea* you. wmw0r0, a notlao of two
mtla# from Augwt 2nd would oootiauo into OctaLBr* 11mcaj
w uuwer thirqp&lon la the IU&ive, JO elm Rmlu8r tiw
t&e@ quertioar l&& in tb Jri)j 26th letter ia t!JeIjQl;OtlVb.
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion